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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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